Ingqt-tilter



(No Model.)

G. W. McGLURE. INGOT TILTER.

Patented Aug. 27, 1895.

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G. W. MQGLURE; INGOT TILTER.

Patented Aug. 27, 1895.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

GEORGE W. MCCLURE, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

lNGOT-TILTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,245, dated August 27, 1895.

Application filed April 22, 1895. Serial No. 4 1 (N0 odel- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MGOLUEE, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ingot-Tilters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved ingot-filter or feeder, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same.

My invention relates to the'supplying of ingpts or bars of metal to the feed-rolls of a nu In the drawings, 2 2 represent the series of feed-rolls to which the ingot is to be supplied, and 3 the tilting ingot-holder at the end of the series. This holder consists of a hollow casting of rectangular form, having a projecting log or bearing 4, through which passes a shaft 5, supported in standards 6. On the interior of the side toward the feed-rolls are provided friction-rollers 7, upon which the ingot rests when the holder is swung into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

To tilt the holder 1 provide beneath the feed-rollers of the table a single-acting hydraulic cylinder 8, to the plunger of which is keyed the yoke 9, within which is supported the grooved wheel 10, adapted to travel along a track on the bed of the apparatus. Two links 11 pivotally connect the protruding ends of the shaft 12 of this wheel with a lower projecting lug upon the holder 3, so that as the plunger moves in the cylinder the holder is correspondingly tilted.

The action is as follows: The ingot being dropped into the holder 3, fluid is admitted into the cylinder, and the plunger moving outwardly tilts the holder into the position shown in dotted lines. The ingot then resting upon the idle-rollers 7, is drawn out by the end feedroll upon which its forward portion rests. The cylinder then being exhausted, the weight of the holder swings it back to its normal position and the action is repeated.

The advantages of my invention will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. By placing the cylinder beneath the feed-table space is economized, and important advantages are derived from the use of the wheel 10 and the rollers 7.

I claim 1. The combination with a table comprising driven feed-rollers, of a tilting holder pivoted adjacent thereto, and arranged to receive and hold the ingot in an upright position, and a motive cylinder situate under the table and connected with the tilting-holder; substantially as described.

2. The combination with a table comprising driven feed-rollers, of a tilting holder pivoted adjacent thereto, and arranged to receive and hold the ingot in an upright position, a motive cylinder situate under the table and connected with the tilting holder, and a wheel carried by the plunger of said cylinder and running upon a track; substantially as described.

3. The combination with a table comprising driven feed-rollers, of a tilting holder pivoted adjacent thereto, and arranged to receive and hold the ingot in an upright position, and anti-friction rollers contained within the holder at the side thereof; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand April 20, 1895.

GEORGE W. MGCLURE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS W. BARKWELL, W. B. CORW'IN. 

